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Serial Server Properties
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIAL SERVER PROPERTIES
The following serial server properties are ordered alphabetically to assist you in
finding the information you need.
BAUD RATE
Baud Rate is the communication speed of the link between the serial server and the
device attached to its serial port. Both these devices must be configured to operate
at the same baud rate. Baud rate values range from 75 to 230,400 Baud. (Refer to
Appendix B for specific baud rates that are supported.)
CHARACTER COUNT
Character Count controls the maximum number of characters to buffer before
sending the characters to the network. Larger values decrease the number of
network packets, but increase the amount of time to receive characters. Smaller
values increase the number of network packets, but decrease the amount of time to
receive characters. The range is 1 through 65535.
CONFIGURATION FILES
Configuration files contain all configuration settings for the serial server. When the
serial server settings have been configured you can save the settings using Vlinx
Manager. Existing configuration files can be Opened (from Vlinx Manager), which
loads them into the serial server. This allows the same configuration to be applied to
multiple serial servers, or to reload a previously used configuration.
DATA/PARITY/STOP
The number of Data bits, type of Parity and number of Stop bits selected define the
serial port parameters at which the serial server will operate. These parameters must
be configured to match the parameters set on the serial device connected to the
serial server's serial port.
Data Bits controls the number of bits of data in each character. Options include 5, 6,
7 or 8 data bits.
Parity controls the error checking mode. Options are No Parity, Odd, Even, Mark or
Space.
Stop Bits controls the number of bits to indicate the end of a character. Options
include 1, 1.5 and 2. (1.5 bits is only valid when 5 data bits is selected, which is rare.
The 2 stop bits setting is only valid when 6, 7 or 8 data bits is selected.)
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